Joshua 13:11:4Josh.13.11.W4TAB
וְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֗י
vehamaakhati
“and the Maacathites”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-ma-a-KHA-ti
- Extended
- veh-ha-ma-ah-kha-TEE
- IPA
- /vəhammaʕaˈxati/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the Maacathites
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-ma-a-KHA-ti
- phraseyour reading level
u-gvul ha-ge-shu-RI ve-ha-ma-a-KHA-ti
- sentence
ve-ha-gil-AD u-gvul ha-ge-shu-RI ve-ha-ma-a-KHA-ti ve-KOL HAR kher-MON ve-KOL-ha-ba-SHAN ad-sal-KHA
Exegesis
The construct ugevul {וּגְב֧וּל | ū-ḡə-vul} ‘and border’ followed by hageshuri {הַגְּשׁוּרִ֣י | ha-ḡə-šūrî} and vemaakhati {וְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֗י | wə-hammāʿăḵāṯî} marks possession for adjacent peoples.
In context — Joshua 13:11
Gilead, the border of the Geshurites, the Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 13:11, so the Hebrew word וְהַמַּעֲכָתִ֗י (vehamaakhati) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Josh.13.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.11.W4.S1) and character.